Campaign Dollars

Democratic candidates have spent nearly $135 million on campaign advertising, compared to about $58 million for Republicans, according to the Wisconsin Advertising Project's analysis of data from TNS Media Intelligence/CMAG.

Barack Obama has spent approximately $75 million on TV and other ads, more than the total amount spent by the entire Republican field, while Hillary Clinton has spent more than $46 million, the analysis found.

Now there's some evidence of just what a weak candidate Barack is. He gets his butt kicked by Hillary over the last 3 months of the campaign while outspending her by $29 million on advertising, and he's running about even with John McCain despite having spent more on advertising than all Republicans combined.